Blue Jackets vs Panthers Prediction

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06 November 2023

The Columbus Blue Jackets will play the Florida Panthers on Monday night at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida. Columbus has lost five of their last six games, while Florida has lost two of their last three.

Blue Jackets Preview

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 4-5-2 this season after they lost to Washington by a score of 2-1 in their last game. Columbus trailed 2-0 in the first period and could only find the back of the net once in the game. The Blue Jackets out shot Washington by a total of 35-27 and went 0-4 on the power play in the loss. Columbus’ only win in their last six games came against Tampa Bay by a score of 4-3. The Columbus Blue Jackets are scoring 2.55 goals per game and they are allowing 3.09 goals against per game, while going 12.8% on the power play and 86.5% on the penalty kill. Ivan Provorov has led the Blue Jackets this year with eight assists and 12 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Columbus is Elvis Merzlikins, who is 3-3-2 this season with a 2.86 goals against average and a .905 save percentage.

Panthers Preview

The Florida Panthers are 5-4-1 this year after they lost to the Chicago Blackhawks by a score of 5-2 in their last game. Florida trailed 4-0 in the third period, but was able to score two goals in the final period. The Panthers out shot Chicago by a total of 40-24 and went 1-3 on the power play in the loss. Florida did defeat Detroit by a score of 2-0 in the game before. The Florida Panthers are scoring 2.60 goals per game and they are allowing 2.80 goals against per game, while going 13.9% on the power play and 72.2% on the penalty kill. Sam Reinhart has led the Panthers this season with eight goals, three assists, and 35 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Florida is Sergei Bobrovsky, who is 4-3-1 this year with a 2.51 goals against average and a .913 save percentage.

Florida Panthers Team Facts

The Panthers have won eight of their last nine games against Eastern Conference opponents.
The Panthers have covered the puck line in 14 of their last 16 games against Eastern Conference opponents.
The 'Over 1.5 Goals Period 1' market has hit in six of the Panthers' last seven games as favorites against the Blue Jackets.
The favorites have won the third period in each of the Panthers' last five games.

Columbus Blue Jackets Team Facts

The Blue Jackets have lost each of their last nine Monday night games.
The Blue Jackets have failed to cover the puck line in seven of their last eight games at Amerant Bank Arena.
The Blue Jackets have lost the second period in nine of their last 10 games as underdogs against Atlantic Division opponents.
The 'Over 1.5 Goals Period 1' market has hit in three of the Blue Jackets' last four night games at Amerant Bank Arena.

Florida Panthers Player Prop Facts

Sam Reinhart has scored the last goal in five of the Panthers' last six games against Eastern Conference opponents at Amerant Bank Arena.
Matthew Tkachuk has scored at least one goal in seven of his eight previous appearances with his team as a favorite against the Blue Jackets.
Sam Reinhart has recorded at least one point in each of the Panthers' last six games against Eastern Conference opponents at Amerant Bank Arena.
Gustav Forsling has recorded at least one assist in each of the Panthers' last four games as favorites against the Blue Jackets.
Matthew Tkachuk has the most multi-assist games for the Panthers this season (3).

Columbus Blue Jackets Player Prop Facts

Zach Werenski has recorded at least one point in nine of his last 11 appearances with the Blue Jackets as underdogs against Atlantic Division opponents.
Ivan Provorov has recorded an assist in six of the Blue Jackets' last eight games.
Emil Bemstrom has the most Power Play Goals for the Blue Jackets this season (3).

Matchup/League Facts

The Florida Panthers ranks T8th in the league for goals against per game this season (2.80).
The Florida Panthers ranks 25th in the league in power play percentage this season (13.89%).
The Columbus Blue Jackets ranks 8th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (86.49%).
The Columbus Blue Jackets ranks T1st in the league in short handed goals allowed this season (1).

Pick

Florida comes into this game as a big favorite to win and they will be taking on a Columbus team that is really struggling right now. The Blue Jackets are only 1-2-1 on the road this season and they have scored a total of eight goals in their last four games. Florida has been pretty low scoring this season as well, only scoring two goals or fewer in three straight. I think we see a lower scoring game here and I like the under.